should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sports ground; playing field; playground
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
standing close together; bristling (with)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
nervousness; oversensitivity
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
without leaving any trace
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar