heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
all (there is); as long as there is
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient