to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
respect and affection; love and respect
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
nothing but; none other than
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
influence (on someone); inspiration
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
spirit; heart; disposition
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
metre; meter; meter; gauge
racewalking; race walking; walking race
push-up (exercise); press-up
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
armed forces; military; troops
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to fight; to exchange blows
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with