to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
two (long cylindrical things)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
older sister; elder sister
have a good day; take care; see you
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
tedious; boring; being fed up with
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
instability; insecurity; crankiness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
beyond this point; from now on; after this
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
on the occasion of; at the time of
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line