to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
three-way junction; three-way intersection
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to open (one's eyes) wide
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to gain a victory; to win
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
blow; hit (on the body); beating
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office