mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pair; the two; both persons; both things
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust