sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to surge (water or waves)
high voltage; high pressure
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to hide; to keep to oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
sound of something falling
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
war situation; progress of a battle
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
dull sound; muffled sound
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time