to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
indescribable; having no way to express
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to attack; to assault; to assail
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to speak; to say; to vocalize
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to approach; to draw near
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
suddenly; all of a sudden
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)