(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
publish; start (new) publication
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
silence; stillness; quietness
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
that is to say; so that means
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
beginning; clue; starting point
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
secret; private; surreptitious
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)