strength of a brushstroke
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
compelling force; legal force
to work without sleep or rest
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
highly unpredictable; touch and go
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to be sacked; to be dismissed
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
here and there; in places
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation