to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
short-distance race; sprint
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
several times; a few times
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak