to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to await; to wait for; to expect
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to turn right; to turn to the right
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
attenuation; damping; decay
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
posture; position; stance
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
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
with a single blow; with one stroke
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat