frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
split; division; break up
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even more; still more; further
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
witnessing; observing; sighting
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
item; something that one "just has to have"
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
downward adjustment; downward revision
management; administration; operation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
probability; likelihood; chances
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to say no more; to sink into silence
custom; practice; convention; precedent
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
entreaty; supplication; petition
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
with a clink (click, clack)