to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to stop walking; to pause
temple; shrine; sanctuary
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
gem; jewel; precious stone
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
like this; this sort; this way
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)