ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
while; during (the time when)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to tighten; to press hard
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand