it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
stirring; slight movement
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
near; close; beside; third person
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
a few years ago; some years back
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)