spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)
coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to put one's life on the line
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
water (hydraulic) pressure
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
directly under; falling perpendicularly
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life