to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to boil strongly; to be excited
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
form; shape; figure; visage
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
directly opposite; right in front