dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
personal delivery; handing over in person
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
instant; moment; for an instant
occurrence; happening; incident; event
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
chance; opportunity; occasion
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
scene; spectacle; sight; view