to trample; to crush underfoot
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
narrow margin; slim margin
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(opening of a) wound; cut
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
limited; limiting; restrictive
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
right under; directly below; right beneath
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
two colours; two varieties; two types
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears