return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
experiment; experimentation
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mad laughter; maniacal laughter
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
powerful person; influential person
stepping back; drawing back
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
creation of heaven and earth
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster