to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
talk; recital; narration; topic
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
for dear life; barely escaping alive
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
wooden doll; wooden figure
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
with a splash; slap; slat; slam
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
of tender years; very young
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
the first bonito of the season
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu