to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
immediately; right away; on the spot
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
drama; play; powerful drug
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
cannot be compared with; no match for
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
how long; how much; to what extent
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
piece of meat; cut of meat
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to do someone in; to bump someone off
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
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly