to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
doing as one is told; yes-man
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
instant; moment; for an instant
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on