gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
final scene; the end; finale
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
female high-school student
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished