to not believe one's ears
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
originally; by nature; from the start
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
profitable plan; good plan
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
emperor (of Japan); mikado
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
eruption; volcanic eruption
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
opinion; point of view; visual point
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon