year in, year out; always; 24-7
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the opposite direction; the other way
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as if nothing had happened
speaking voice; talking voice
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant