trend; tendency; movement; attitude
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
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
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to roll about; to writhe about
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
relatively hot; fairly hot
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch