ultimate; final; last; eventual
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
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
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
matter of time; question of time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
penalty; sentence; punishment
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to die; to lay down life's burden