to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
motion sickness; travel sickness
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
to speak ill of; to disparage
sick person; patient; invalid
consul (of the Roman republic)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression