surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
reaching; attaining; arrival
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to cease; to stop; to be over
to shake off; to throw off
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
globular shape; spherical shape
near light speed; sublight speed
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier