to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
until now; so far; up to the present
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
visual confirmation; sighting
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
outward appearance; apparent
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
vice; immorality; corruption
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up