to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
dozens; scores of; decades
one-by-one; separately; in detail
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
big frame; large figure; huge body
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
colour; color; hue; tints
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing