exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
just above; right overhead
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to put one's strength into
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to become better; to improve
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
combination; union; binding; bond
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might