strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to jump up and down; to hop
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh