with a momentary flash of light
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to thrust before; to thrust at
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to push (something) against
way out; means to escape; escape route
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to collapse into; to flop onto
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
affected part; diseased part; wound
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cover fully; to wrap around
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to continue to rain or snow
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply