posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
research; study; investigation
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to burst open; to pop; to split
arrest; apprehension; capture
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to overflow from something full
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
height (of a person); stature