second; number two; runner-up
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
even more; still more; further
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
hook (high point of a song); chorus
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
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
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
four-digit number; thousands column
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
whistle (sound made with the lips)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden