exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
with all one's strength; with all one's might
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
unidentifiable; unidentified
willpower; energy; vitality
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
student in a higher grade; upperclassman