great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
casualties; the killed and wounded
exposure to wind; severe criticism
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
south-southeast; south-south-east
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)