to take; to catch; to capture
ringing; throbbing violently
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
semi-transparent; translucent
doing as one is told; yes-man
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond