to jump up and down; to hop
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
one-by-one; separately; in detail
event; phenomenon; matter
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to give directions; to issue instructions
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sports-minded; sports-oriented
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound