stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
tension; mental strain; nervousness
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
cave; cavern; den; grotto
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to make an appearance; to show up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product