to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pile up; to accumulate
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
four (long cylindrical things)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
comma; decimal point; radix point
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
meteor; shooting star; falling star
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not