till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to lose heart; to lose motivation
decision; settlement; definition
second day of the month; two days
special training; intensive training; crash course
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to become better; to improve
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly