in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
split; division; break up
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides); fishing rod made of a single piece of bamboo; one-piece shamisen neck
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
depending on; dependent on
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
handrail; railing; banister
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)