bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push down; to knock down
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
courteous; decorous; polite
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location