to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
second; number two; runner-up
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
superiority complex; sense of superiority
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
image; figure; figure; form; image
don't worry about it; forget about it
to shake; to sway; to waver
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial