calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hollow at nape of the neck; (arch.) toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to become misty; to become hazy
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to show; to bare (the teeth)
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present