ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
violent explosion; bursting
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
sphere; counter for balls
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
royal water lily; water platter
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to throw into; to dump in together
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)