small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
beyond that point; after that
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze