Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to cut corners; to be shoddy
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to triumph; to be elated with success
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
senior high school; high school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in