to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
birth; creation; formation
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to approach; to draw near
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber