to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
single word; a few words; brief comment
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
fucking; screwing; having sex
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be torn off; to come off
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...