jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to surge; to well up; to gush out
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
scattered; separated; dispersed
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to put one's strength into
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be the ruin of (a person)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end