wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
course; route; path; process; stages
route; way; course; directions
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
make good use of; make the most of
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
intimacy; affection; familiarity
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
literally; to the letter; literal
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
length (of an animal); body length
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly