wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to become better; to improve
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to work without sleep or rest
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fever (state of excitement)
threesome (sexual activity)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
indescribable; inexpressible
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
study; learning; tutorial
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
weight training; muscle training
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)