some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
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.
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
dark clouds; black clouds
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to attempt; to test; to try out
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
casual speech; peer language; informal language
place; room; margin; scope
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
an assortment; combination
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)