to go ahead; to pull ahead
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
regret; repentance; remorse
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
top of the head; crown of the head
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cover fully; to wrap around
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
no need to guess; certainly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
that's true; of course; obviously
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding