to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(not) even once; (not) ever
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
utmost limits; extremity; limit
shell (e.g. electron shell)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to project; to stick out; to stand out
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
murder; killing; murderer
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
murder; homicide; manslaughter
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
flight; desertion; escape
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die