to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
at least; at most; (even) just
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
belatedly; though a little too late
in case of; at that time; at this time
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to be too numerous; to be too much
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to force open; to push open
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to some extent; to a certain extent
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to put into the mouth; to eat