in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to raise one's voice; to shout
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sweet and sour; bittersweet
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ectogenesis; outside the body
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
originally; by nature; from the start
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
in succession; one after another
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to give off a stench; to stink
in a sense; in some way; to an extent