thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
flash (of light); glint; schiller
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
day of month; counter for days
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
acting ability; talent as a performer
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
countermeasure; counter-measure
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to form a pair; to pair up
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
without permission; without notice
I told you so; you see that?
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
forevermore; for eternity
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
recollection; reminiscence