to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cooperation; coordination; link
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
war situation; progress of a battle
in succession; one by one
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in accordance with; according to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cannot be compared with; no match for
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to chase; to run after; to pursue