holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
guardian; mentor; protector
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
Avici (lowest level of hell)
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
one-year-old; one year old
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
again; once again; yet again
breaking through a checkpoint (Edo period); sneaking past a barrier
group behind a crime; criminal group
elevation; height above sea level
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
diligent student; studious person
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
reading through; reading over
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
fate; destiny; predestination
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
snow country; snowy region
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa