to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
to be needed; to be wanted
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
and; thereupon; because of that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
transactions; dealings; business
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
though; notwithstanding; although
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to assemble; to set up; to construct
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally