top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
summertime; summer season
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
scale; scope; plan; structure
power; might; authority; influence
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
tension; mental strain; nervousness