a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
one revolution; one rotation
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
questionnaire; survey; poll
sorry; excuse me; thank you
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to be at a loss for words
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to feel oneself indebted to
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to take command; to give direction
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
extermination; annihilation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing