to put one's strength into
absorption; suction; attraction
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
patting; stroking; caressing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
third day of the month; three days
the following week; the next week
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cause to swell; to inflame
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional