hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
river; stream; River; the ... river
to roll up; to be rolled up
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
stone (used for throwing)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
forcibly; against one's will
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
separation; farewell; parting
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
these guys; these fellows
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to step forward; to volunteer
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cannot be compared with; no match for
presence (impressive quality)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')