neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
determination; resolution
to put into effect; to put into practice
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
although I say; although one might say; although called
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
stirring; slight movement
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
breathing of a sleeping person
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
only; merely; but; no more than
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
putting into operation; invocation
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how