to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
retreating figure; appearance from behind
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
due form; official; formality
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to attack; to assault; to assail
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
to tighten; to press hard
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to do for (the sake of someone else)
guess; speculation; supposition
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to become sinewy; to behave formally
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
narrow; thin (sized); slender
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
transactions; dealings; business
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
go that far; to that extent
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
preliminary arrangements; spade work
at once; immediately; right now
instability; insecurity; crankiness