just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
instant; moment; for an instant
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone