to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
energy problems; energy issues
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to count up; to enumerate
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...