rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall on one's backside
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
fall; drop; descent; coming down
character style; character form
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
weight; heavyweight boxer
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
desperately; for one's dear life
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)