eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to send flying with a kick
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
battle formation; military formation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
training; drill; practice; discipline
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
courteous; decorous; polite
to be embarrassed; to lose face
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
certain evidence; definite evidence
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
wounded person; injured person
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?