to sit for an examination
if you think about it; come to think of it
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no, not like that (but like this)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
something; some kind of; for some reason
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to take a breath; to take a short rest
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
several people; a few people
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
risky; dangerous; insecure
eruption; volcanic eruption
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
negative emotions; negative feelings
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation