giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
wound suffered in a fight
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
true to one's name; living up to one's name
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
military forces; hosts; troops
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
an issue being settled; a case being closed
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated