to be damaged; to receive damage
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
bird; bard (esp. as a character class in role-playing games)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
straight course; straight; stretch; straightaway
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
wide turn; detour; the long way around
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore
invisibly; secretly; privately
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of