to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
correction fluid; correcting fluid; white-out; Wite-Out; Tipp-Ex; Liquid Paper
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
round; spherical; circular
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
marathon; long-distance race
field; sports stadium; arena
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
servant; manservant; menial
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun