to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
already; now; no longer; not any more
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
long ago; already; a long time ago
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ready with a rifle leveled
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in comparison to; rather than
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
again; once more; a second time
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing