sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
carnivore; carnivorous animal
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
instead; but (on the other hand)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
being startled; getting a shock
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
experiential; empirical; experimental
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
irony; rhetorical question
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study