check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be needed; to be wanted
to lend an ear to; to listen to
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
east, west, south and north
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to run through; to run past
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dangerous position; peril
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation