stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to hold the purse strings
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
(having) life-and-death power (over)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to awake from one's sleep
government office; public office
reading aloud; recitation
shyness; bashfulness; shame
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
a little bit; a little while
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break