tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
feel (of a material); texture
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
parliamentarian; member of a congress
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string