highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
one lump; one body; one group
to be strangled; to be constricted
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
detached; aloof; indifferent
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to be on the right track; to be close enough
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to face on; to look out on to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
scaling; climbing; ascending
sea of blood; pool of blood
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
taking one's own life; suicide
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat