taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
admiration; being impressed (by)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
apparently; appears to be
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to grimace; to make a wry face
to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout; to squirt (female ejaculation)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
all sorts of; all kinds of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
jokingly; in the form of a joke
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
unloading (a ship); landing
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid