to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
law-like nature; regularity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
eternal; unlimited; endless
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
self-control; self-restraint
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
stochastic; probabilistic
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
nothing but; none other than