grip (of hand); grip strength
to lose one's footing; to slip
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to take over; to hand over
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to snatch from; to steal from
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
simple and clear; plain and simple
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
seven (long cylindrical things)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
cannot be compared with; no match for
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name