sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably