at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
preference; priority; precedence
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
in good health; alive and well; going strong
in the future; another day; later
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to rush over; to run up to
as if it were about oneself
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
condition; state (of health); appearance
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!