to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
heating power; thermal power; firepower
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
such ... as; or some such
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
chorus; singing in a chorus
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
imagination; supposition; guess
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is