prompt; immediate; in real time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
cold reception; inhospitality
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
naturally; of course; understandably
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to incur someone's enmity
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
essence; true nature; substance; reality
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground