to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
property; fortune; means; assets
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
completely; fully; entirely
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
simmering; (boiling) gently
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
moisture; humidity; dampness
to threaten; to make threats
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
funny story; funny anecdote
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
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 get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
determination; resolution
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary