pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
flare gun; Very pistol; signal pistol
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
simply; merely; only; solely
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
counter for wheels and flowers
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
(opening of a) wound; cut
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
(a place) within one's reach