being about to cry; the verge of tears
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
height (measured at the withers)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
snake; serpent; large snake
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
internal organs; viscera; intestines
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
intelligence; intellect; brains
busy; having no (free) time
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
trusting too much; overestimating ability
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
single-storied house; single-storied building
joint; seam; joining point
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax