to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
the opposite sex; isomerism
management; administration; operation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
confusion; mixing; merger
confections; sweets; candy; cake
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
name recognition; established reputation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
heading; headline; index; headword
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)