device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sweeping sideways; mowing down
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to apply pressure to; to press
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
one way or the other; either way
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
contest of strength; trial of strength
raging bull; ferocious bull
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten