mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
that's the way it is; such is life
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
king; monarch; ruler; champion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring; to take; to bring about
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
please; somehow or other; one way or another
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt