to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
body and soul; mind and body
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to open (one's eyes) wide
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
two (long cylindrical things)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant