above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
reopening; resumption; restarting
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
open every day of the year
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sympathy; compassion; pity
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
inside; interior; inner part
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
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.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)