one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to surge; to well up; to gush out
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to pierce through; to break through
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
without leaving any trace
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to continue to rain or snow
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
this and that; one thing or another
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed