ability; performance; efficiency
to go past; to pass; to pass by
scattering (in all directions)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall on one's backside
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
unanticipated; unexpected
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
imposing stance; daunting pose
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
nod; inclination of the head
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
spine; backbone; spinal column
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
pride; boast; credit (to)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation