protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to step forward; to take a step forward
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
serious; severe; grave; acute
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
direction of travel; direction of movement
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to tumble down; to roll down
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
self-control; self-restraint
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
sword skills; swordsmanship
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to