pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
genuine; authentic; true; real
several times (as large, over)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
decisive battle of brief duration
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to run around; to bustle about
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
surface of the earth; ground surface
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
long (time that has passed); old (story)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
worthy of special mention
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous