pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
incident; affair; happening; event
looking on; remaining a spectator
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to thrust away; to send flying
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)