to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to make a fool of (someone)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to trample; to crush underfoot
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
large truck; semi-trailer
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)