luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
evening; early night hours
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
like that; that way; thus
to overdo; to do too much
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to be opposite; to face each other
to clamber (up); to scale
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
to ask a high price; to overcharge
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot