stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
explosion; rupture; break off
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
condition; situation; prospects
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
furiously; passionately; indignantly
eruption; volcanic eruption
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
suddenly; all of a sudden
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
lightly; easily; carelessly
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
lower region; lower part; region below
to tumble down; to roll down
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
the scruff or nape of the neck
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)