piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to speak; to hear a voice
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to rush over; to run up to
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
whole face; all over one's face
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
though; notwithstanding; although
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
two times; twice; two degrees
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted