to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
stillness; repose; standing still
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
even if not; even without
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
more than anything; above all else
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
attenuation; damping; decay
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(not) even once; (not) ever
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to slide into; to slip into
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
fall; drop; descent; coming down