to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to grimace; to make a wry face
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be helpful; to be useful
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
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
rather; better; instead; if anything
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to correct oneself; to restate
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good