expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
legendary beast; magical beast
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
the other day; lately; recently
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
first generation; founder
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
extract; excerpt; selection
the deceased; the departed
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together