sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
ray (of light); beam; light
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
wind; wind instrument; window
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to die; to lay down life's burden
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
modesty; humility; being humble
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)