to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
ready reply; quick answer
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in order; sequential; seriatim
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(in the same way) as before; as always
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these