self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
other side; opposite side; other party
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with