feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
tingling; stinging; pungently
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
public holiday; celebration (of)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
four characters; four letters
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
endless; boundless; everlasting
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
stepwise; one step at a time
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
contributor (of written material)
in the future; another day; later
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme