moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to stare back (at); to glare back
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
addition; annexation; appendage
to blaze; to burn brightly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to blow off; to be blown off
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
conviction; belief; confidence
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
as if nothing had happened
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
modesty; humility; being humble
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life