to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to not believe one's ears
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
why; how; for what reason
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
rather; better; instead; if anything
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
general idea; concept; notion