to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
limbs; arms and legs; body
briskly; quickly; promptly
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
aburasoba; dry noodle dish with oil-based sauce
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
extremely high speed; super speed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
water vapour; water vapor; steam