vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
to blow out; to spout out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
in the end; on top of that
directly under; falling perpendicularly
demesne; estate; private land; private property
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
business trip; official trip
to incur someone's enmity
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
simply put; putting it simply; in short
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance