to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
two persons; two people; pair; couple
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
animated cartoon; animated film
scene; sight; scenario; setting
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
abdomen; stomach; under parts
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
door; gate; opening; title page
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice