bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
waterfall; cataract; cascade
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to get out of bed; to show a leg
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
middle of the night; dead of night
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
great difference; major mistake
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
physical strength; muscle strength
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
useless resistance; vain struggle
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to tumble down; to roll down
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to understand; to make out
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
aquatic (life); living in the water
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)