shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to waste time; to kill time
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
space (room, area, outer space)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to turn towards; to point
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
tradition; legend; folklore
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency