(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
time; season; period; phase; stage
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to push aside; to brush aside
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
scope; valid range; coverage
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
starvation; famine; hunger
to run about trying to escape
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to devour; to bite to death
extermination; annihilation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
talented person; clever person
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)