one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to chase; to run after; to pursue
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to use up all one's strength
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to arrive home; to return
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
dish dressed with sesame sauce
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to become empty; to be emptied
even though; despite; when