expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
older brother; elder brother
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
suffix for familiar person
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago