to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to rock; to shake; to swing
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
head (of cabbage, lettuce, etc.); forming a head; coming to a head
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
rival; competitor; competition
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
spot; point; place; position
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in the meanwhile; during the time
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough