to escape from; to get out
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
putting into operation; invocation
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
change in appearance; transformation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
invisibly; secretly; privately
to rise; to erect; to get up
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
useless resistance; vain struggle
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that