grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
brief (amount of time); short
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
one way or the other; either way
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
madder red; dark red; crimson
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gem; jewel; precious stone
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means