no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
nine times; twisting around many times
to claim victims; to leave casualties
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
release; emission; ejection
gale; strong wind; high wind
instability; insecurity; crankiness
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
visual confirmation; sighting
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to boil strongly; to be excited
oilily; slimily; slipperily
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
moment; brief space of time
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to assemble; to set up; to construct
combination technique in Judo
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick