expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
declaration; proclamation; announcement
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
secret; private; surreptitious
technical assistant; technician
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to face; to go towards; to head towards
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later