expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sniff out; to get wind of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
name; given name; first name
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)