answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to thrust before; to thrust at
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to snatch from; to steal from
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
cease-fire; truce; armistice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda