each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to pause; to have a short intermission
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to repeat; to do over again
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
deceased; late; dead; departed
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
secret; private; surreptitious
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to keep standing; to stand motionless
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)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
senior; elder; person older than oneself
youth; minor; young people
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
each and all; every single one; everybody
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
life or death; existence; destiny