to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
step; stride; counter for steps
passions; sexual desire; lust
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to rise; to erect; to get up
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
wicked thought; wicked mind
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language