rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
meanwhile; in the meantime
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
regulation; adjustment; control
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
motive power; driving force
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker