reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
metre; meter; meter; gauge
item; something that one "just has to have"
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
high voltage; high tension
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
battle formation; military formation
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to rise; to erect; to get up
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
how can (one) do something
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around