to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
Dragon King; promoted rook
totally willing; fully motivated
to leave to one's imagination
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
aiueo-order; standard gojūon syllabary order
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
aviator; flying ace; birdman
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
beyond imagination; unimaginable
anxiety (about the future)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
secret information; intelligence
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
intelligence operative; spy
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
how many? (large animals)
whole day and night; 24 hours
border patrol; border guard; border guards
battle station; action stations