(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stretching; extension; elongation
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
outside of; not covered by
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
opposite; reverse; contrary
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
going through great pains in vain
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
man; male; masculine gender
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
flustered; confused; panicked
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
bringing; taking; carrying
to fold up; to fold into layers
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
good feeling; feeling good