knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
willpower; energy; vitality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to be impressed; to greatly admire
if so; in that case; in that situation
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
set of three; three sets; three classes
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first thing in the morning
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
such; like that; in that way
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
reaction; response; reaction
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
large serving; large portion
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone