opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
ancient times; prehistoric times
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to run down (stairs, etc.)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
pride; dignity; self-respect
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface