more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
future (usually near); prospects
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to shake; to sway; to waver
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to examine someone's expression
sour look; surly face; pout
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
risky; dangerous; insecure
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to become distant; to recede
impression given by a painting or image
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed