front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
infancy; childhood; tender age
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
while; during; while; although; all; both
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
embodiment; realization; materialization
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
how; in what way; how about
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hostile party; enemy side
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
how; in what way; by what means
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)