to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
variation; rogue (something)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to become frayed; to become loose
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
good-quality; superior in quality
solution; solution strategy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
abundant harvest; bumper crop
with no effort at all; easily
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith