platform; home; home base; home plate
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
turning sideways; landscape orientation
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be hesitant; to feel timid
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)