to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
fall; drop; descent; coming down
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
intercept; interception; counter-attack