stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
man; male; masculine gender
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
flustered; confused; panicked
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
bringing; taking; carrying
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
radiant smile; contented smile
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
attenuation; damping; decay
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
weird; disgusting; sickening
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
speech; expression; wording; language
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
hidden room; secret chamber
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver