boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
story; tale; talk; discussion
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to not take seriously; to take lightly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
will not do; do not; does not
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
young girl; lass; adolescent female
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down