elementary; basic; rudimentary
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
tall figure; high stature
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
favorable review; favourable review
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
expectation; anticipation; forecast
unidentifiable; unidentified
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
the current ...; this; today's ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally