at a stroke; with a single swoop
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
merman; half man-half fish
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
column of water; water column
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
(police) detective; criminal matter
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
sickle and chain (weapon)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)