training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to hold fast; to protect to the end
stirring; slight movement
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
time and time again; many times; a number of times
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
clapping and cheering; applause
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
coherence; order; focus; point
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
big-name brand; brand-name goods
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to stick it out (until the end)
lightly; easily; carelessly
VIP; very important person