imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
another family; another house
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
respect and affection; love and respect
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
mass; quality and quantity
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
decrease; reduction; decline
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
immediately; right away; on the spot
to begin shooting; to shoot out
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)