no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to try to do; to attempt to do
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
surroundings; environs; circumference
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
either way; in any case; one way or another
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
failure; mistake; blunder
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works