to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
materials; data; document
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
of course; certainly; naturally
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to intervene; to stop (something)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
just because; even if; even though
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
ago; since; before; previous
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to ascertain; to check; to make sure