strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
chopping board; cutting board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
again; once more; a second time
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
what's what; heads or tails
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
by sheer strength; by brute force
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
while; during; while; although; all; both
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)