to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to blow off; to be blown off
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
attendance; presence; appearance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
useful thing; usable article
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
genuine; authentic; true; real
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to make one's own; to take possession of
in one's hands; in one's control
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 ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze