reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
contrived; false-sounding
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to strangle; to constrict
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
two persons; two people; pair; couple
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
already; now; no longer; not any more
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it