cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one's own army; one's own team
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
each time it happens; at all such times
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start