desperation; despair; self-abandonment
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
lightly; easily; carelessly
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
means; way; method; measure
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to flare up; to burst into flames
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back