to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to be photographed; to be projected
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
intimidation; threat; bluster
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
main question; real issue at hand
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
the opposite direction; the other way
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument