victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
radiant smile; contented smile
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
about; on; regarding; per; for every
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to put one's strength into
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
presumption; assumption; estimation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite