to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
guess; conjecture; surmise
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
steady; sound; reliable; solid
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
long-serving soldier; veteran
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to push aside; to push one's way through
reopening; resumption; restarting
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
one's possessions; ownership
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to cut; to slit; to slash
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning