for the first time in one's life
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
connection; link; relationship
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
parts; accessories; components
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality