really; truly; indeed; good grief
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be helpful; to be useful
because of; owing to; due to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
in comparison to; rather than
beginning; outset; first; onset
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
southern part; the south (of a region)
head; lead; vanguard; first
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat