to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
deep-seated grudge; hatred
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to examine someone's expression
god of death; death deity; Death
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
drawing; painting; picture
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
downward glance; contemptuous look
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
in the face of; in defiance of
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary