to backfire; to have a harmful result
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
acceleration; speeding up
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to sustain a serious wound
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
recklessness; foolhardiness
lightly; easily; carelessly
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)