to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to throw away; to abandon
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
two (long cylindrical things)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)