home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to flare up; to burst into flames
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
at the last moment; this late in the game
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
period of time; time slot; time zone