to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to shade an account; to add something extra
100,000; hundred thousand
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
armory; armoury; ordnance department
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
everybody; every last one of them; all
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)