hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
special training; intensive training; crash course
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
with a collapse; with a slump
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
assertion; declaration; affirmation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to