useless; vain; aimless; idle
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to turn right; to turn to the right
to turn left; to turn to the left
to find fault with; to question
roundhouse kick; turning kick
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
front entrance; front door
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to take away; to carry away
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
intimidation; threat; bluster
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game