random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
helper; assistant; help; assistance
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
confusion; distraction; derangement
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
long ago; a long time ago; already
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
artery; arterial road; major route
to surge; to well up; to gush out
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to dye; to colour; to color
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
counter for birds or rabbits
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to breathe while sleeping