with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
three times; thrice; third (interval)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
record high; all-time high
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
escape route; evacuation route
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
spouse; wife; husband; partner
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to take charge during someone's absence