to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
most difficult; next to impossible
dark (color); concentrated; thick
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
another dimension; different level; whole other level
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
calamity; disaster; accident
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
spine; backbone; spinal column
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
upper half of the body; upper body
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example