cheerleading competition; cheering contest
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to tower over the surroundings
semi-transparent; translucent
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to rush over; to run up to
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
tension; tensile strength
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
indicate reason; infers some protest
to push aside; to brush aside
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to use up all one's strength
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
capacity; volume; capacitance
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve