to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
pressure; oppression; suppression
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
stollen; German fruit cake
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ending up right back where one started
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
password; watchword; motto; slogan
thorough; exhaustive; complete
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering