comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
potato chips; potato crisps
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
determination; resolution
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
by sheer strength; by brute force
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
strong interaction; strong force
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
last days; the end; one's fate
inscrutable; incomprehensible
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
going to and fro; back and forth
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
for today; for the time being