standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
threat; intimidation; menace
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to put one's strength into
several times (as large, over)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one eye; one of one's eyes
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
on the occasion of; at the time of
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to shake; to sway; to waver
two times; twice; two degrees
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing