black hair; black-haired horse
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
traditional; conventional
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
wherein; therein; thereinto
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
the last moment; the very end
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful