to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
good feeling; feeling good
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to brave a danger; to take a risk
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
besides; in addition; also; moreover
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
bad example; bad precedent
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be in danger of; to be liable to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
rare; extraordinary; singular
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless