to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
at first; in the beginning; originally
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to shout (in anger); to yell
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to choke; to have trouble breathing
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation