to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
top of the head; crown of the head
to hang (something) on the wall
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
destruction; disruption; (application) crash