extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
range (of voice); vocal range; register
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to burst (open); to break; to split
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to stop (plug) one's ears
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)