cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
from the viewpoint of; according to
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
very; much; greatly; a lot of
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
moment to quit; way to quit
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to slap; to strike; to spank
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
history of a nation; Japanese history
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of