to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to pick up; to find; to gather
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to show up; to appear; to turn up
stepping back; drawing back
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
weird; disgusting; sickening
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
way; method; means; resource; course
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
charcoal; charred remains
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness