contest; competition; struggle; scramble
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
government ordinance; cabinet order
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to change completely; to change suddenly
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on