to chase; to run after; to pursue
ditch with running water; drainage channel
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
main cause; primary factor
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
offence; offense; hindrance
chair; stool; post; office; position
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
training; drill; practice; discipline
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
of course; certainly; naturally
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to apologize; to apologise
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
intercept; interception; counter-attack
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to sniff out; to get wind of
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school