friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to rush back; to run back
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to take a breath; to take a short rest
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
slow-moving person; dull person
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
mask; disguise; guise; mask