seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
both armies; both teams; both sides
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
without omission; in full
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
slight wound; minor wound
to sustain a serious wound
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
protracted war; war of attrition
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)