tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down; downhill (race)
a few seconds; several seconds
moment; brief space of time
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
second (unit of time); arc second
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
successively; one after another