mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
terrain; geographical features; topography
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
joint; seam; joining point
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
beyond human understanding
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
artery; arterial road; major route
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter