start; commencement; beginning; initiation
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
grip (of hand); grip strength
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
matter of time; question of time
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
reaching; attaining; arrival
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
eardrum; tympanic membrane
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scenery; scene; landscape
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be replaced with new growth
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
even though; despite; when
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky