to lose one's footing; to slip
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
sudden declaration; rapid deceleration; sharp slowdown
eardrum; tympanic membrane
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
surface; appearances; exterior
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
nuclear material; nuclear matter
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
lever used to control the speed of a train
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
difference; discrepancy; variation
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
whole face; all over one's face
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade