appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
pitching ability; counter for pitches
curved; forming the shape of an arch
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
even more; still more; further
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
head start; initiative; preemption