especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
step; stride; counter for steps
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the whole year; all the year
to polish up; to shine up
how many people; a number of people
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid