to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
great enthusiasm; high excitement
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to throw at; to turn; to raise
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to arrive; to come to pass
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to put on airs; to assume importance
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
without distinction; with no distinction
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up