terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
conviction; belief; confidence
specialization; specialisation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to capture; to seize; to plunder
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
to use up all one's strength
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
steep mountain; craggy mountain
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fall off; to tumble down
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be photographed; to be projected
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen