spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
life; living; I; me; student
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
quiz; short test; mini test
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to run down (stairs, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
hostility; animosity; enmity
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
walking briskly; determinedly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling