to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to give the stamp of approval
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to become misty; to become hazy
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to move forward; to move on
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to intend; to be sure that
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
suddenly; all of a sudden