wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
while; even though; despite
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
as if nothing had happened
as before; as ever; as it was originally
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many