thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to be lacking in options; to be too few
the last moment; the very end
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to tie; to bind; to fasten
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to tear off; to strip; to rob
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
sweet voice; seductive voice
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)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to boost; to force up; to push up
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be forward; to be impertinent
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject