probability; likelihood; chances
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to indicate; to show; to point to
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
spray; mist (not meteorological)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
rising dragon; great dash
line of spears held at the ready
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
action of making something; -ification
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
original story; original version; this volume
last chapter (book, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
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.)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much