to begin; to set about; to start
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(right at the) side; just beside
to encamp; to take up positions
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
very; extremely; excessively
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
number of times; frequency; count
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
laughing foolishly; cackling
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
front; frontage; facade; main
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to take off one's glasses
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to be surprised; to be astonished
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
again; once more; a second time
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
genuine; authentic; true; real
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
adds force or indicates command