shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
power; might; authority; influence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
staying the night; lodging (at)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off