(period of) a year; during an era
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to thrust before; to thrust at
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to look forward to something
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
top of the head; crown of the head
some people; a few people; several people
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
innermost depths of one's heart
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
destruction; annihilation; extermination
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
black lustre; black luster
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself