dance (esp. Western style); dancing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
eardrum; tympanic membrane
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
second arrow; second move; second step
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to resound (echo) far and wide
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
command; lead; generalship; leadership
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)