lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
optimism; taking an optimistic view
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
head start; initiative; preemption
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
fire hook; poker; slice bar
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to be consistent; to be coherent
ticket punch; ticket puncher
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
unfairness; injustice; partiality
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
modern person; people of today
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
toxin; poisonous substance
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing