stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
threat; intimidation; menace
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
rising; ascending; climbing
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be filled to bursting; to burst
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go