message; informative matter
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to succeed; to bear fruit
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
stretching out (in a longitudinal direction); running; traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain; traversing a mountain range; climbing (several mountains) in succession
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
external door; outer door
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to shave off; to scrape off
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance