pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
variation; rogue (something)
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
drunkenness; intoxication
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be jealous; to be envious
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to blow off; to be blown off
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to collapse into; to flop onto
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
gossip; corner of the mouth
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference