to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
above the knee; on one's lap
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
conviction; belief; confidence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet