rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to boil strongly; to be excited
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
colour; color; hue; tints
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
specialization; specialisation
ultimate; final; last; eventual
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.