rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to jump into; to rush into
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to save; to leave over; to spare
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
edge or corner of a stone
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
place; room; margin; scope
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort