to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
honorific affix; honorific prefix
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
from here; from this place
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
organic electroluminescence
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly