life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
acting ability; talent as a performer
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to rush over; to run up to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to check; to stop; to keep back
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be helpful; to be useful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)