to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
job application form; employee satisfaction
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
pre-war days; before the war
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
married woman; another's wife
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
defeating in an instant; instant kill
looking away; looking aside
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
conversely; on the contrary
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
established practice; custom
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)