to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
metre; meter; meter; gauge
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
desperately; for one's dear life
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
release; emission; ejection
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit