noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
reduction by half; halving
fire-walking (walking over fire or burning coals)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
for a change; for variety's sake
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
license; permit; licence; certificate
to smash down; to beat in
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
round shape; circle; circular form
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
number of (large) animals
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
construction at top speed
on hand; readily available
turning sideways; landscape orientation
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka