motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
standing firm; holding out
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to stare back at; to look back at
to pause; to have a short intermission
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
the opposite direction; the other way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
hey there; I say; see here
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
(small) stone; rock; pebble
duty; function; office; mission; task; role