with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
using all one's strength; using all one's might
chaps (in the skin); cracks
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
division into equal parts; equal parts
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to blow out; to spout out
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
great success; huge success
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
how; in what way; I wonder
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
series of battles; successive battles
with a collapse; with a slump
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
belief; faith; conviction
softly; mildly; gently; politely