fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
locomotive; (train) engine
cartoon character; anime character
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
drama; play; powerful drug
for a while; for some time; for a period
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
by all means; at all costs
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
exemption; exoneration; discharge
rational; reasonable; logical
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
reopening; resumption; restarting
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
front; frontage; facade; main
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping