hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
person killed in action; the war dead
lightning strike; torpedo attack
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
heating power; thermal power; firepower
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to distract one's attention
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
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
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be free; to be available
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
return to the line (of battle); coming back to the game; comeback
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum