to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
power; authority; jurisdiction
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
straight; as the crow flies
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
is something that; is that which
and what is worse; to make matters worse
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to intend; to be sure that
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
interruption; suspension; break
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
release; emission; ejection
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat