convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
predation; eating prey; preying upon
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile