to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
to like; to love; to be fond of
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
steel; sword steel; sword
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to hide; to keep to oneself
spirit; heart; disposition
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)