confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
physical condition; state of health; shape
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
they; those guys; those fellows
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stepping back; drawing back
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sympathy; compassion; pity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to wear out (shoes or socks) and discard; to kick off (shoes); to fling off
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts