to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to increase; to add to; to augment
exaltation; emotional uplift
to stare back (at); to glare back
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
digger; excavator; power shovel
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
triangle; triangular shape
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
a few seconds; several seconds
to pass (of time); to elapse
automatic; intransitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time