brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
very small; tiny; insignificant
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to make an appeal; to urge
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
extremely; terrifically; super
anger; being angry; being mad
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
severe earthquake; violent tremor
the front; honest; upright; decent
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
suddenly; all of a sudden
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
major earthquake; large earthquake
(in) the air; midair; sky
influence; effect; impact
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage