fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
passing through without stopping; passing by
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lean against; to set against
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
beginning; clue; starting point
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
while; during (the time when)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to come to one's senses; to calm down
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rather; better; instead; if anything
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
resignation; acceptance; consolation
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions