pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
murder; killing; murderer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching