strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall on one's backside
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
long (time that has passed); old (story)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
and then; and so; and; so then
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
determination; resolution
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
story; tale; talk; discussion
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion