anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
guess; conjecture; surmise
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be at a loss for words
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away