to gain strength; to have energy
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be softened; to calm down
on the occasion of; at the time of
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
tag (children's game); tig
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of