right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
this and that; one thing or another
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
opening fully; full throttle; full power
fall; drop; descent; coming down
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull sound; muffled sound
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
ten (long cylindrical things)
flustered; confused; panicked
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case