relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to choke; to have trouble breathing
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to throw at; to turn; to raise
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
since; henceforth; ever since
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)