to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
stale; hackneyed; cliched
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
convenient; handy; useful
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
an idle brain is the devil's shop
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
optimism; taking an optimistic view
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
headache inducing; vexing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
major subject; special study