punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
influence; effect; impact
conscious; deliberate; intentional
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to complain; to make a complaint
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
cardinal (Catholic Church)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
passing through without stopping; passing by
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
contact; touch; contact lens
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)