headfirst slide; head-first sliding
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sad to say; how sad; alas
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
man; male; masculine gender
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
something; some kind of; for some reason
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
incessant talking; rapid talking
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
metre; meter; meter; gauge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky