with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to burst open; to pop; to split
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in that manner; like that
the other day; a few days ago
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
admiration; being impressed (by)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
feeling; sense; impression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
human relations; personal relationships
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
output (electrical, signal, etc.)