propulsive power; driving force
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
at first; in the beginning; originally
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
flour; meal; powder; dust
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
switching over to; migration; transition
rational; reasonable; logical
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible