landing; alighting; touch down
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
landing zone; point of landing
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
decoration; ornamental item
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to think constantly about; to dwell on
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
whistle (sound made with the lips)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)