scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
attachment; annexation; addendum; appendix
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
breath; breathing; tone; mood
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
these guys; these fellows
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
first cry of a newborn baby