explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
that's a different matter; that's a different story
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
sixth day of the month; six days
decisive battle of brief duration
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
protracted war; war of attrition
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
seventh day of the month; seven days
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
at the last moment; this late in the game
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce