to choke; to have trouble breathing
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to take a breath; to take a short rest
failure; mistake; blunder
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to lead into; to draw into
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
moment by moment; hour by hour
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off