grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to be hesitant; to feel timid
how many times; how often
being startled; getting a shock
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to finish reading; to read through
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
(giving) instruction; initiation
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
scaling; climbing; ascending
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
as if it were about oneself
wandering; rambling; roaming
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to shake off; to throw off
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
amount of light; quantity of light
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to be too late; to be too slow
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective