stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to get strong; to gain strength
to extend; to expand; to spread out
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
to be born; to come into the world
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to overflow from something full
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to go along; to walk along; to follow
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in succession; one by one
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking