field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
minister (of a government department)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
conviction; belief; confidence
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
literally; to the letter; literal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
settlement; solution; resolution
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control