to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
trauma (usu. psychological)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
slightly early; just before
success; prosperity; boom
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
as far as the eye can see
courtesy call; courtesy visit
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
care; precaution; guarding; caution
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to repaint; to paint again
left side; left-hand side
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to care for someone; to look after someone
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely