fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
major incident; major happening; big scandal
person who has rendered distinguished service
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
mirror surface; lens surface
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
together; mutually; fellow
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
to remove; to move out of the way
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)