to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
such ... as; or some such
expression; look; countenance; face
to smile (at); to grin (at)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be surprised; to be astonished
considerably; fairly; quite
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to put one's strength into
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
suffix for familiar person
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh