to speak; to hear a voice
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
writing; composition; essay; sentence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
literally; to the letter; literal
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
first meeting; first interview with
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
absolute obedience; complete submission
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
weight training; muscle training
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance