anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
near; close; beside; third person
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky