to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to make merry; to be festive
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
charming; fascinating; attractive
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
with a start; with a jump
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unimpressive; unimpressed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
even though; despite; when
to comb down; to smooth down
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
children's song; nursery rhyme
image; figure; figure; form; image
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree); switch (cane used for flogging)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
horsehair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii); hairy crab
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
posture; position; stance
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)