to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rest; break; recess; intermission
in accordance with; according to
to stop walking; to pause
moderate; proper; just right
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall flat; to fall face down
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
only; merely; but; no more than
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to spend time (on doing something)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink