what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
encouragement; cheering on
both (people); the two of them
to go into labor; to go into labour
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
being all smiles with joy
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
whether or not; presence or absence
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
whaaa; wah-wah; crying (of a newborn); mewling; wailing
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
colour; color; hue; tints
half-florescent; half-bloomed
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
word; term; language; speech
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable