to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
protective instinct; defensive instinct
training; drill; practice; discipline
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
overall; general; as a whole
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the place for; the time for; the level of
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation