heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
absorption; suction; attraction
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to be transparent; to show through
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting