to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
nape (of the neck); nucha
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
taste; liking; preference
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
(medical) doctor; physician
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wherein; therein; thereinto
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions