surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
if so; in that case; in that situation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
on the occasion of; at the time of
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to fall flat; to fall face down
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
long ago; previous; of a former age
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
interruption; suspension; break
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); unimportant (usu. nameless) character; mob (non-player character); easily defeated enemy character; minor enemy character
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
casting; cast-metal object
villain; baddie; the villain's part
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to step back; to walk backwards
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in