to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
endless; boundless; everlasting
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to turn towards; to point
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp