spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
directly opposite; right in front
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
how; in what way; by what means
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
metallic sound; metallic clank
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to push (something) against
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope