perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
being startled; getting a shock
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to prostrate oneself before
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it