straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
dull sound; muffled sound
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
Chinese poem with five characters per line
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
continuation; succession; series
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
to intervene; to stop (something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category