bending and stretching; flexing and extending
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
colorless and transparent
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
in that way; like that; that way
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to become settled; to be fixed
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
year in, year out; always; 24-7
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
healthy; sound; wholesome
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to sit silently at a meeting
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison