sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
secret base; hideout; hidden position
contradiction; inconsistency
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
even more; still more; further
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
after a long time; for the first time in a while
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
endless; boundless; everlasting
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)