draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
cargo; freight; money or assets
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to make a speech; to address
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
near; close; beside; third person
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
clanging; empty; deserted
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
one edge; one end; one side
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
green light; (giving) permission; OK
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
with a clang or a clink; tinkle