to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to bite off; to gnaw through
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to become hoarse; to become husky
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
throat; important part; vital area
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at first; initially; in the beginning
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder