convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to lose sight of; to miss
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to watch steadily; to stare
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hand (over); to deliver in person
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
omen; sign; notice; indication
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
noisy; confused; uproarious
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number