to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
up in a tree; in the trees
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
work; business; company; study
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
(turned out) all right in the end
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
explosion; rupture; break off
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
coarse (texture or grain)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish