thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to run down (stairs, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
(apportioning) in small amounts
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Gigantes (Greek mythology); Giants
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to cover fully; to wrap around
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
wherein; therein; thereinto
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
troublesome; annoying; complicated
be (that) as it may; having said that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to offer (put up) resistance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
round shape; circle; circular form
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue