to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to step firmly; to harden by treading
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
opening fully; full throttle; full power
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
funny story; funny anecdote
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
mental illness; emotional disorder
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)