to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to examine someone's expression
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
overestimation; overvaluing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
observation; survey; watching
to thrust away; to send flying
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to press a question; to cross-examine
trivial; not amounting to much
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
enough is enough; no further!
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to boil strongly; to be excited
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be injured; to sustain a wound