passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(opening of a) wound; cut
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
in that way; like that; that way
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to escape death; to be saved from death
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
reading partway; leaving half-read
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
wind and waves; rough seas; discord; quarrel; hardships (of life); adversity
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
killing time; staving off boredom
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)