empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to summon courage; to be brave
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in person; personally; directly
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
imposing stance; daunting pose
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
training; drill; practice; discipline
how many people; a number of people
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
like he said; same for me; ditto
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
smooth (i.e. without problems)