uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shyness; bashfulness; shame
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to become pale; to turn pale
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
order; sequence; procedure
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beginning; outset; first; onset
contract; compact; agreement
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament