to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
storehouse; warehouse; godown
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to shake; to sway; to waver
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bury; to embed; to implant
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries