one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good performance; good work; great success
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
true character; real nature
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
protracted war; war of attrition
continuation; succession; series; continuous
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to bear fruit; to take effect
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to make sense; to be meaningful
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to become clear; to be made public
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to freeze; to refrigerate
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)