sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
being startled; getting a shock
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
imagination; supposition; guess
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
moving about; stirring about
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
same crime; being equally guilty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
until now; so far; up to the present
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
with a start; with a jump
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
explosion; rupture; break off
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
great difference; big difference; wide margin
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
stirring; slight movement
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring