to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
with a start; with a jump
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to kick (at someone, something)
to slide into; to slip into
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
existence; possession; having; limited company
personal (employee); employed; retained