ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
vitality; (one's) life force
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to bind (with rope, etc.)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
contact; touch; contact lens
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
artery; arterial road; major route
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
dividing into four; quartering
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning