to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
white fish; fish with white flesh
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
traditional Japanese dance
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
physical education; PE; gym (class)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hey; listen; look here; I say
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
prickling; stinging; tingling