to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to escape death; to be saved from death
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
instead; but (on the other hand)
to flare up; to burst into flames
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
moment by moment; hour by hour
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
according to plan; as planned
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous