to spoil; to rot; to corrode
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
even more; still more; further
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
sports-minded; sports-oriented
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun