big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to frolic about; to mess around
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
unusual; serious; incomparable
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
they; those guys; those fellows
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
interruption; suspension; break
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off