to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
reigning; controlling; dictating
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
ladder form of "high" kanji
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
together; at the same time; same; identical
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport