bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
in the same way as; just like
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
just because; even if; even though
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
club activities; extracurricular activities
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to come to one's senses; to calm down
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to run through; to run past
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
step; stride; counter for steps
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)