to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
black lustre; black luster
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
three; three years of age
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
loss; defeat; counter for losses
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling