critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
use; utility; profit; gain
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to do over; to remake; to resume
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
single word; a few words; brief comment
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
technical skills test; trade skill test
sublime; noble; high-minded
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
stirring; rousing oneself
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
carrying voice; well-projected voice