tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
yearned for; longed for; missed
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
though; even if; whether ... or ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to spit out; to eject; to dump
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
dealing with; coping with
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age