tips of one's hair; hair ends
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
wintertime; winter season
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
literally; to the letter; literal
to open (one's eyes) wide
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to try to do; to attempt to do
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
why; how; for what reason
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quick work; (clever) feat
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
brand-new article; new item
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
power; might; authority; influence
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)