situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to cease; to stop; to be over
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
destruction; annihilation; extermination
moment; brief space of time
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to understand; to make out
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to intend; to be sure that
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
fort; stronghold; fortification
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy