until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
finishing blow; coup de grâce
strategy meeting; council of war
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(in) the air; midair; sky
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to burst open; to pop; to split
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)