application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
postcard; memo; note; card
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
vibration; vibrato; trill
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
war; battle; match; game; competition
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
duty; function; office; mission; task
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick