to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
otherwise; if not; or else
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to accept; to receive; to agree
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
sense of loss; feeling of loss
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to step forward; to take a step forward