battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
largest class; top category
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
(team) pairings; match-ups
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
stairs; stairway; staircase
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
pride; dignity; self-worth
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
inside; interior; inner part
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to have meaning; to be meaningful
in history; ever; historical
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to name; to call; to christen; to term
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
resolute; determined; bold
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder