contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
half the body; half length
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
body guard; military escort
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
front kick (esp. martial arts)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
dumping spot; place to kill oneself
rating; classification; allocation; grading
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
smallish; on the small side
to project; to stick out; to stand out
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings