warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
genuine; authentic; true; real
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
bodily sensation; sense; experience
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
moving about; stirring about
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation