to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
conviction; belief; confidence
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in succession; one by one
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to approach; to draw near
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
scenery; scene; landscape
complete change; about-face
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
electricity; (electric) light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)