look!; there!; here!; that is
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be too late; to be too slow
upper half of the body; upper body
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
completely; entirely; totally
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
with a collapse; with a slump
willpower; energy; vitality
emotional strength; force of will
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
matter of time; question of time
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
just because; even if; even though
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
all you have to do is; just; that's all
meaning; called; named; that says; that
negation; denial; negative
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously