dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
decision; judgment; resolution
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
eruption; volcanic eruption
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable