progress; advance; making (good) progress
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to jar; to creak; to grate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
on the occasion of; at the time of
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
restoration; repair; mending
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
a step; short distance; short time
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
why; how; for what reason
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
clearing one's throat; cough
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment