to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
lower region; lower part; region below
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
regret; repentance; remorse
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
first appearance (of the season)
to compose; to put together
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
only; merely; but; no more than
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
finishing blow; coup de grâce
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
easy to read; legible; clear
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to fall from heaven (the sky)