monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
threat; intimidation; menace
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stop walking; to pause
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
consequently; as a result
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to run around; to bustle about
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle