to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
local (governmental) autonomy
stealing another's romantic partner
stay of execution; suspended sentence
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
baked donut (as opposed to deep-fried)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
auspicious bird (i.e. crane)
BMX; bicycle motocross; bike motocross
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
great treachery; very atrocious person
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
thicket; bush; clump of bushes