to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
secret admirer; closet fan
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(not) even once; (not) ever
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sublime; noble; high-minded
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
completely; fully; entirely
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
electricity; (electric) light
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
counter for choices, options, etc.
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation