(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to tighten; to press hard
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
genuine; authentic; true; real
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to be able to manage somehow or another
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber