about this time; about now
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
right under; directly below; right beneath
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to be jealous; to be envious
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
I (alphabet letter); i; I (symbol for iodine)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
violent emotion; passion; fury
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
as you can imagine; as imagined
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to be consistent; to be coherent
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to be sacked; to be dismissed