creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to push aside; to push one's way through
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to stare back at; to look back at
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
stirring; slight movement
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
for the first time in one's life
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)