to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to become better; to improve
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
United States men's Olympic basketball team
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
had better ...; had better not ...
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
everything working out as desired
simply; merely; only; solely
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
silence (not speaking); muteness
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up