to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
suddenly; all of a sudden
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
acceleration; speeding up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
furious facial expression
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
directionality; directivity
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
desperation; struggle to the death
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged