to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
starvation; famine; hunger
to backfire; to have a harmful result
lately; recently; these days
to underrate; to make light of
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
-less; lacking; non-existing
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be too late; to be too slow
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
a cut above; one step above
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
standard; set; routine; decided
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection