by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
root; joint; base; crotch
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
still; even now; to this day
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
oblique line; forward slash
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
entry; approach; penetration
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to increase; to add to; to augment
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)