pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
construction at top speed
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
somersault; looping-the-loop
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
flight; desertion; escape
to devour; to bite to death
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
thrust; driving force; propulsion
to jar; to creak; to grate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)