polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
practice; practising; training; study
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
living thing; living creature; animal; life
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
recovery; rescue; recapture
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
one by one; one each; one at a time
rival; competitor; competition
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
like a decent person; human
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
it is I who should say so
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
very young; little; childish; immature
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
(social) class; rank; grade
to be excited; to be elated
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)