to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
height (of body); stature
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
such a thing; something like that
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
honorific affix; honorific prefix
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
acceleration; speeding up
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
coherence; order; focus; point
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
contest of strength; trial of strength
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke