bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to push away; to push aside; to shove
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
quickly; swishing; whooshing
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
very loose; slowly; leisurely
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to blow out; to spout out
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis
to be expensive; to be costly
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post