activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
great success; huge success
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
slow-moving person; dull person
to anticipate; to foresee
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
fall; drop; descent; coming down
firmly; solidly; heartily
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
carbonization; carbonisation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour