bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
special training; intensive training; crash course
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to jar; to creak; to grate
physical strength; muscle strength
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
instability; insecurity; crankiness
eating; bite (in fishing)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
even more; still more; further
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to fly around; to scatter
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
stillness; repose; standing still