hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surely (not); certainly (not)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
human intellect; knowledge
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
probability; likelihood; chances
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
mixed colour (color); compound colour (color)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
how far; to what extent; up to what point
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
rampancy; prevalence; domination
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
very likely; very probable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)