creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to cease; to stop; to be over
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
button (clothing); push-button
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
globular shape; spherical shape
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
comma; decimal point; radix point
in the face of; in defiance of
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
immediately; right away; on the spot
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
flight; running away; absconding; elopement