rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
way of speaking; intimation
that's the way it is; such is life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
heart; guts; nerve; central part
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
just a handful; only a small number (of)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
no, not like that (but like this)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to become empty; to be emptied
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
synchronization; synchronized swimming
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone