to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
back side; back end; posterior; rear
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
way out; means to escape; escape route
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
forced to use; forced into a position
grasp; catch; understanding
to degenerate; to lapse into
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
accumulation; accumulate; store
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
pride; dignity; self-respect
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
right under; directly below
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in