high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
continuation; succession; series
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
such; this sort of; like this
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul