to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe