to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to send flying with a kick
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(in) the air; midair; sky
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
four (long cylindrical things)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops