pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
amount of light; quantity of light
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
completely; entirely; wholly
with a bump; with a clunk
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to listen to in an ecstasy
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
wet nurse; nursing mother
genuine; authentic; true; real
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
breathing of a sleeping person
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
rational; logical; coherent
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state