scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
never mind!; don't worry about it
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to be prolonged; to drag on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be reminded of; to call to mind
imagination; supposition; guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date