always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
snake; serpent; large snake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
receiving an electric shock
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
silence (not speaking); muteness
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)