hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to solicit; to demand; to extort
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to bend; to warp; to curve
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done