sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to do someone in; to bump someone off
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
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
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
release; emission; ejection
to be all out; to exhaust
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach