solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to stare back at; to look back at
first meeting; first interview with
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
in proportion to; just as much as
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
that's true; of course; obviously
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
after a long time; for the first time in a while
great laughter; burst of laughter
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
speech and conduct; words and deeds
carrying (child) under arm