pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
two (long cylindrical things)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
riskiness; (level of) danger
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
study; learning; tutorial
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
almost; roughly; approximately
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
remarkable; striking; obvious
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to search for; to seek for; to look for
way out; means to escape; escape route
go that far; to that extent
to pluck; to pick; to tear
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)