column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
large biceps; well-developed biceps
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to crack; to develop a crack
main cause; primary factor
in the same way as; just like
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
bad influence; negative influence
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
completely relying on others
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
far away in the distance; in the far distance
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering