severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
left side; left-hand side
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
right side; right-hand side
to squash; to crush; to flatten
birth; creation; formation
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
unprecedented; never seen before
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)