to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to correct oneself; to restate
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
medicine; medical science
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
whistle (sound made with the lips)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers