to knock down; to knock off
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
head; lead; vanguard; first
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
you (plural); all of you; you all