to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
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)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
resistance to pressure; resisting pressure
door; gate; opening; title page
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to run down (stairs, etc.)
theatre; theater; playhouse
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to polish up; to shine up
native rock; natural rock
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up