long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
standing firm; holding out
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to change the position of
full capacity; all one's ability
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
day after day; day by day
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to leap back; to jump back
gradually; slowly but steadily
to escape from; to get out
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
animated TV show; cartoon
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to step firmly; to harden by treading
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
calm; composed; leisurely
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
alternately; by turns; one after the other
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to fly around; to scatter
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation