fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
with these words; while saying
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
open; public; official; overt
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
briskly; quickly; promptly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
war; battle; match; game; competition
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")