being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
the opposite sex; isomerism
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
clear solution; clean decision
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to carry out one's mission
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
early in the morning; early-morning
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
par; equivalence; face value; parity
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
and; thereupon; because of that
how much; how many; however
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth