dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to put one's strength into
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
long hair (usu. of a man)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dignity; majesty; sanctity
narrow; thin (sized); slender
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to bring; to take; to bring about
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)