moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to approach; to draw near
with a start; with a jump
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
same family (race, tribe)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to stop (plug) one's ears
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
how can (one) do something
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dealing with; coping with
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
change in appearance; transformation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
string made from twisted paper
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap