hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
attractive face and figure
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to smile (at); to grin (at)
film released direct-to-video
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
easy to read; legible; clear
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
weightlessness; zero gravity
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
root; joint; base; crotch
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
(the state of) weightlessness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source