direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
suddenly; all of a sudden
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
metallic sound; metallic clank
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
elder sister; effeminate man
in the same way as; just like
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)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
interruption; interference; butting in