cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
mourning (dead persons); memorial
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
threat behavior; show of force; deimatic behavior
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
tree hollow; hollow in a tree
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
stairs; stairway; staircase
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)