investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse into; to flop onto
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
just managing; with great difficulty
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to cry and shout; to scream
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start