to face; to go towards; to head towards
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
chink in the armor (armour)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one revolution; one rotation
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
rest; break; recess; intermission
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to work hard; to make an effort
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to