tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
thunderous roar; roaring sound
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
strangulation; strangling
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos