in person; personally; directly
right in the center (centre)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
with a momentary flash of light
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
the ocean; the great deep
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fate; chance; relationship; tie
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
to water down; to dilute with water
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to add (e.g. a postscript)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")