showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
specialization; specialisation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
manner of using one's hands
to get drunk; to become tipsy
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
emotional strength; force of will
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
dark reddish-brown; liver color