persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
intelligence; intellect; brains
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
sound of voice; vocal sound
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
a long, long time ago; very long ago
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
on and after; from ... onward; since
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling