creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be exhausted; to be worn out
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
way of training; method of bringing up children
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
late at night; at a late hour
discipline; training; teaching manners
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
length (of an animal); body length
one theory; one opinion; another theory
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
intelligence; intellect; brains
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)