already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wealthy person; millionaire
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
arrest; apprehension; capture
walking briskly; determinedly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
war; fighting; fierce competition
to compete with; to vie for
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
upper half of the body; upper body
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
with a start; with a jump
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible