to wash away; to rinse off
billow; surge; large wave
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
quickly; swishing; whooshing
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to show; to bare (the teeth)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to run about trying to escape
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
one edge; one end; one side
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly