ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
diving; submerging; going underwater
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
inspection; examination; survey
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to shed light; to cast light
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to boost; to force up; to push up
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
birth; creation; formation
another; different; separate; discrete
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process