if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
elastomer; gummy; rubbery; elastomeric
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to half-rise to one's feet
time series; chronological order; chronology