step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
power; might; authority; influence
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to jar; to creak; to grate
top of the head; crown of the head
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; by what means
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
son of a bitch; piece of shit
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to stiffen; to become stiff
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently