after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
number of times; frequency; count
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to blow off; to be blown off
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to be a matter of life or death