to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to straighten up; to sit upright
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to push away; to push aside; to shove
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
groundwater; underground water
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
completion; perfection; accomplishment
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)