thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
physical strength; muscle strength
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
second (unit of time); arc second
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be born; to come into the world
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
humiliation; shame; loss of face
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
besides; in addition; also; moreover
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore