to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
breath; breathing; tone; mood
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
flawless; absolute perfection