synchronization; synchronized swimming
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to accept; to receive; to agree
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
one's long-cherished desire
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
willpower; energy; vitality
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to overdo; to do too much
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to head home; to leave for home
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
pressure; oppression; suppression
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
moving; changing residence; change of address
Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
low tone; bass; low voice