consequence; result; conclusion
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
phantom; vision; illusion
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to stop walking; to pause
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
rather; better; instead; if anything
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
nothing but; none other than
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand