next; following; subsequent; stage; station
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
while; during; while; although; all; both
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity; fool; idiot; moron
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(riding) spur; spurring on; acceleration; impetus
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
if you do this; if this is the case
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to become better; to improve
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate