to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to trample; to crush underfoot
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
big catch (fishing); good haul
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
spell; curse; incantation
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
versatility; multiplicity of use
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
professional negligence resulting in death
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate