to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
without omission; in full
dampness; humidity; moisture
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
dealing with; coping with
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
to keep away; to keep at a distance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to frolic about; to mess around
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
very much; very many; more and more
to jump at; to be attracted by
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to yearn for; to be in love with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)