to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head; brains; intellect; understanding
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
personal affair; one's own affair
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
settlement; solution; resolution
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack