congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to pick up; to find; to gather
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
if so; in that case; in that situation
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment