to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
bad influence; negative influence
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to have a reason; to have an excuse
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
big splash; big response; major repercussions
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(right at the) side; just beside
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
spine; backbone; spinal column
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
up until now; as recently as the present
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to grill again; to rehash
front kick (esp. martial arts)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers