to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
all but dead; half killed
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
violent explosion; bursting
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
next; secondly; subsequently
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
that's the way it is; such is life
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of