nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to brush off; to shake off
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
ring; playing field; stadium
sports ground; sports oval
management; administration; operation
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
steering (of a boat); steerage
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to tumble down; to roll down
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)