pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be found; to be discovered
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
composed expression; clear face
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
surface of the earth; ground surface
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
rather; sooner; preferably
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
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
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook