to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
joint-locking technique (in judo)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
standard-size car; ordinary carriage (in a train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
national road; national highway
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
turning to the left; left turn
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
summer festival; summer matsuri
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to fall completely silent; to become still as death