standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
this (very thing); this precisely
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
release; emission; ejection
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
inundation; submersion; flood
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to step firmly; to harden by treading
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
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
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in accordance with; according to
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
noisy; confused; uproarious
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
beginning; clue; starting point
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris