to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
fully armed; armed to the teeth
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
desperately; for one's dear life
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
physical strength; muscular strength
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
professional female mourner; keener
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
one by one; one each; one at a time
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence