to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
hell on earth; living hell
presumption; assumption; estimation
complete recovery; healing
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
last days; the end; one's fate