to await; to wait for; to expect
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to turn right; to turn to the right
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
attenuation; damping; decay
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
with a single blow; with one stroke
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
black lustre; black luster