hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
right under; directly below
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
throw; throwing; throwing event
high-pitched tone; soprano
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)