prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
rottenness; decay; corruption
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
destruction; annihilation; extermination
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to figure out; to get an idea
paste; glue; clothing starch
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
strength; power; proficiency; ability