log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
environment; circumstance
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
end of war; cessation of hostilities
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
wound suffered in a fight
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part