in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
instant; moment; for an instant
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
battlefield; battleground
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hey there; I say; see here
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
headquarters; head office; main office
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
memory; sense; experience