grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
metal plate; metallic plate
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
trusting too much; overestimating ability
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
feminine; womanly; female
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
interests and preferences
main purpose; primary objective
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)