to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to correct oneself; to restate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
perfect; complete; flawless
excellent plan; best policy
imagination; supposition; guess
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
stillness; repose; standing still
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate