catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to be reminded of; to call to mind
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(the state of) weightlessness
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
surface of the earth; ground surface
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to some extent; to a certain extent
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
for the first time in one's life
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)