steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
calm; composed; cool; quiet
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously