party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to arrive; to come to pass
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to knead well; to polish; to refine
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
restlessly; in continuous motion
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
reduction by half; halving
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
killing and wounding; bloodshed
goal to strive for; challenge
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice