hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
both hands; both arms; ten
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
and; thereupon; because of that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to pick up; to find; to gather
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension