advance; moving forward; progress
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
why; how; for what reason
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
favourite motto; pet saying
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
physical strength; muscle strength
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)