needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
two (long cylindrical things)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
time; hour; period; class
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
number of times; frequency; count
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to increase; to add to; to augment
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread