request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
attractive body; nice-looking body
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
dispersing; breaking up; running away
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
personal feelings; self-interest