long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to begin; to set about; to start
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
tall building; high-rise building
weak point; unskillfulness
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
passage of time; perceived time; relative time
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe