to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
observation; survey; watching
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
power; might; authority; influence
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
each time it happens; at all such times
though; notwithstanding; although
restoration; repair; mending
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
core; core; hardcore; all-out
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
vitality; (one's) life force
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol