to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unexpectedly; surprisingly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
birds of a feather flock together
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in the meanwhile; during the time
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
time; hour; period; class
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
operation scar; scar from an operation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)