as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
right under; directly below
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
place; situation; position; location
double clutch (technique); dual-clutch (transmission)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to breathe out; to exhale
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said