clear; precise; definite; distinct
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stare back at; to look back at
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to approach; to draw near
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
body; physical system; (the) person
to close (one's eyes); to shut
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)