to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
large number (of); many; majority
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
union; joining; conjugation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
taste; palate; sense of taste
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to get distracted; to jump off the track
again (and again); once again; yet again
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to check; to stop; to keep back
to crouch; to squat; to cower
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to apologize; to apologise
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to stiffen; to become stiff