one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
equal amount; same quantity
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
opening of the whole (railway line)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to collapse into; to flop onto
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
weight; heavyweight boxer
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
buffer; shock absorber; damper unit
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants