just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
in proportion to; according to; depending on
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness