character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
aquatic life; water creatures
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(right at the) side; just beside
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
power; might; authority; influence
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
advance; moving forward; progress
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into