to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to thrust away; to send flying
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to pierce through; to break through
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to distract one's attention
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak