firm; strong; solid; stable
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to run up to; to rush over
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to distract one's attention
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
spare time; free time; leisure time
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone