bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
rather than; more ... than ...
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
mental; spiritual; emotional
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to fight to the bitter end
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dividing into four; quartering
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be smeared; to be covered
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes