place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to kill; to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute