thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
comparatively; relatively
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mental; spiritual; emotional
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
family vacation; family trip
innermost depths of one's heart
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to anticipate; to foresee
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
public and private; official and personal; government and people
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
strongish; somewhat strong
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake