manufactured goods; finished goods; product
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
section; cross section; profile
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
nothing but; none other than
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to call each other's names
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
price; cost; value; worth; value
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily