side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
omen; sign; notice; indication
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
number of times; frequency; count
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
reaching; attaining; arrival
violent explosion; bursting
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
consumption; expenditure; spending
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to show up; to appear; to turn up
as hoped for; as expected
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic