doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
both armies; both teams; both sides
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
longing; great desire; aspiration
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory