hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sweeping victory; easy victory
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to run up to; to rush over
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat