to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to throw away; to abandon
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
sports ground; playing field; playground
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to let out a cry; to break forth
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
practice; practising; experience
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
having children; attempting to conceive
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into