motive power; driving force
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
armory; armoury; ordnance department
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
chief; main; principal; important
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to frolic about; to mess around
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rise; to erect; to get up
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
counter for choices, options, etc.