taking the field first; batting second
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
oilily; slimily; slipperily
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
weird; disgusting; sickening
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
staying behind; remaining; residual
such; like that; that sort of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer