to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
all night long; all through the night
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
many; much; plenty; hardly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
middle of the night; dead of night
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks