managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
throat; important part; vital area
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
waterpower; running water; falling overboard; draining (of a rice paddy before harvest)
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes