recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become sinewy; to behave formally
manly; masculine; like a man
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
that's true; of course; obviously
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to attempt; to test; to try out
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
everything working out as desired
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to anticipate; to foresee
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
longed-for; anxiously awaited
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits