ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
handrail; railing; banister
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
about when; about what time; how soon
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
killing two birds with one stone
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to run through; to run past
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
kickboard; flutterboard; float
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to burst (open); to break; to split
to burrow through; to dig through
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
spine; backbone; spinal column
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to squeeze out; to wring out
charging (electrically); electrification