going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
one revolution; one rotation
to rise; to erect; to get up
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to look upwards; to look up
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to take back; to recapture
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
detour; circumvention; turning movement
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
already; now; no longer; not any more
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
moment by moment; hour by hour
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
double; twice (as much); twofold
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost