to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
strong person; the strong; the powerful
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to live through; to survive
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
long time; long interval; for quite some time
after the end (of something); post-
declaration; proclamation; announcement
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to look around; to survey
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
periodic; regular; routine
invitation; introduction; temptation
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
be (that) as it may; having said that
one's style of playing shogi or go
to differ; to vary; to disagree
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
mid-air breakage or disintegration
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence