elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
offering of mochi rice cakes; mochi rice cakes used as offering
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
match; game; bout; contest
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
standby; preparation; arrangement
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)