ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
arrest; apprehension; capture
according to plan; as planned
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
application; request; petition
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
many people; a large number of people
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
proposal; offer; request; application
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
(theatrical) fighting scene
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
offense and defense; offence and defence
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours