putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
state of the war; war situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
will not do; do not; does not
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
top of the head; crown of the head
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sphere; counter for balls
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
looking away; looking aside
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance