disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
time; season; period; phase; stage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sympathy; empathy; response
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick