metre; meter; meter; gauge
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
hard struggle; strenuous effort
piece; fragment; one (object)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
instant; moment; for an instant
magic sword; cursed sword
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in succession; one by one
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to stop walking; to pause
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody