(navigable) canal; waterway
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
delusion; trick of the imagination
recovery; undoing; recall
these guys; these fellows
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
nowadays; in this day and age
even if not; even without
now that; since; so long as; because
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
opposite; reverse; contrary
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers