moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to grant a person a moment
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to grow angry; to display one's anger
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
doing as one is told; yes-man
blue-black (color, colour)
to be opposite; to face each other
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to thrust away; to send flying
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering