sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
step; stride; counter for steps
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
lower half of the body; nether parts
how; in what way; by what means
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
acceleration; speeding up
waist; waistline; waist measurement
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
failure; mistake; blunder
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)