dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to triumph; to be elated with success
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
single word; a few words; brief comment
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
flour; meal; powder; dust
salty sea breeze; salt wind
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)