to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
self-defense; self-defence
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
fee; charge; rate; material
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
provisional; temporary; tentative
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
precondition; prerequisite