tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
weight training; muscle training
at once; immediately; right now
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
hair on the back of one's head
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
student in a higher grade; upperclassman