sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
melting; fusion; liquefaction
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air; terrestrial broadcasting; over-the-air broadcasting
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
body and soul; mind and body
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
drawcard; attractive program; good match; good game
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling