business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
silence; stillness; quietness
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
innumerable; countless; numberless
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to become settled; to be fixed
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
moving about; stirring about
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation