grasp; catch; understanding
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
news; word; tidings; omen
long ago; already; a long time ago
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
if so; in that case; in that situation
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
decision; determination; resolution
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless