mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to shave off; to scrape off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
other side; opposite side; other party
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to get between; to be caught in
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
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.)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
how long; how much; to what extent
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang