ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
(wearing) low over one's eyes
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
declaration of war; proclamation of war
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
hostility; animosity; enmity
succession; continuation; series; sequence
three; three years of age
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
mass; quality and quantity
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scenery; scene; landscape
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
all things in nature; the whole creation
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
archery; mapping; map; morphism
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire