remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be infected; to be contagious
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
bet; wager; stake; gamble
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
military officer; naval officer
official responsible for court ceremonies
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
name plate; name tag; label
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
sweeping victory; easy victory
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting