all night; throughout the night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to carry out one's mission
certainly; surely; definitely
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
belief; faith; conviction
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
the future; future prospects
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across