(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
bullying (the weak); bully
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
calamity; disaster; accident
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
decisive; resolute; drastic
surface of the earth; ground surface
to make a fool of (someone)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
one's own army; one's own team
several people; a few people