to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
most part; greater part; majority
flustered; confused; panicked
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to finish reading; to read through
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up