mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
left breast; left side of the chest
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
no sleep or rest; working day and night
man among men; manly man; alpha male
waterproofing; making watertight
picture element; image pixel; PEL
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
passing through without stopping; passing by
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
whole face; all over one's face
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
secret admirer; closet fan
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
precision instrument or machine
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to stick it out (until the end)