to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
inheritance; something given or received
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
superalloy; Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
food and drink; eating and drinking
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
number of times; frequency; count
limited; restricted; constrained
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to pick up; to find; to gather
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for