hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
relation; connection; relevance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
depending on; dependent on
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
seeming very ...; just like ...
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
reaching; attaining; arrival
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
beyond human understanding
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
branch (of a language family); branch of languages
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)