struggle; writhing; wriggling; floundering
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
lifting one's buttocks (e.g. through exercise); getting a perkier bum; getting rid of sagging buttocks
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person, thing, etc.)
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
softness; comparatively soft
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
bureau; chest of drawers; cabinet
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
industrial area; factory zone
reopening after renovation
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
death in madness; dying insane
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
win-loss records (between two participants)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to warm oneself at the fire
holding out a little longer
fellow pupil (apprentice)
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)