to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
if you do this; if this is the case
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to summon courage; to be brave
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cover fully; to wrap around
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to rush over; to run up to
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...