wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
one's long-cherished desire
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
loss; defeat; counter for losses
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
four corners; four ordinal directions
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
flash (of light); glint; schiller
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
hard fight; difficult struggle
indescribable; inexpressible
one of these days; someday; one day
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
absolutely; positively; decidedly
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to be too late; to be too slow
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
remaining quantity; residual quantity
passivity; negativity; halfheartedness
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
individual differences; personal equation