to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
even though; despite; when
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
growth period; growing season
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less