deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
forevermore; for eternity
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
including (in a package); packing together with
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour