certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
trembling or quavering voice
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
sea of fire; sea of flame
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
recovery; rescue; recapture
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
most difficult; next to impossible
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)