to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
technical skill; ability; capacity
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
jokingly; in the form of a joke
being too late; losing one's final chance
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
training; drill; practice; discipline
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
breaking off; snapping off
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
edict; ordinance; proclamation
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash