special promotion (in rank or grade)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
body; body blow (in boxing)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to keep a record; to keep a tally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
right in the midst of; right at the height of
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
for a while; for some time; for a period
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to encamp; to take up positions
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)