rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to send flying with a kick
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
best regards; please take care of; please do
disintegration; self-destruction
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
throat; vital passage; key position
founder; originator; pioneer
unification; union; oneness
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)