hundred points; perfect mark
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
way; method; means; resource; course
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
brilliant; bright; dazzling
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)