blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to gather; to collect; to assemble
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such ... as; or some such
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(in) the air; midair; sky
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pride; boast; credit (to)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sound of voice; vocal sound
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)