to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
with a momentary flash of light
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
pitch dark; total darkness
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know