to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to perceive; to understand
data collection; data acquisition
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to watch over; to watch attentively
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
loud shout; excited cheering
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
in the same way as; just like
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to walk away; to walk off
the last moment; the very end
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
antiquity; the previous era
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight