imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to creep about; to crawl around
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
wandering; rambling; roaming
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
divide into four pieces; one fourth
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
preservation; retainment; keeping
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to turn right; to turn to the right
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy