covering; protection; backing; relief
scattering (in all directions)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
half the body; half length
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
application; request; petition
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
back street; back alley; off-street
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
occupation; calling; livelihood
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity