to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
breath; breathing; tone; mood
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to tighten; to press hard
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
great physical power; animal strength
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to tumble down; to roll down
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry