to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stand by; to be on standby
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
prohibition; inhibition; ban
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rest; break; recess; intermission
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
personal; individual; private
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bail out (water); to scoop out
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to force one's way; to push through
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at