making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
phantom; vision; illusion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
door; gate; opening; title page
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
title; index; heading; headline; caption
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
box cutter; utility knife