to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
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)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scene; spectacle; sight; view
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
tedious; boring; being fed up with
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind