oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
removing hair permanently
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to blow off; to be blown off
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to join forces; to cooperate
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
headquarters; head office; main office
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
even though; despite; when
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful