(death from) starvation; starving to death
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
selection; choice; option
intensive; concentrated; focused
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
literally; to the letter; literal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to approach; to draw near
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss