to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
violent explosion; bursting
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to run through; to run past
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pile up; to accumulate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away