with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
experiment; experimentation
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to have a smattering knowledge of
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
form; shape; figure; morph
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to play a leading role; to play a central part
round shape; circle; circular form
heating power; thermal power; firepower
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be lacking in options; to be too few
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
individual; private person; personal; natural person