after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to be to the point; to be pertinent
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
water outlet; tap; faucet
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
several weeks; a few weeks
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit