preliminary test or trial; tryout
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to turn towards; to point
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
group; bunch; crowd; group
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
relatively; comparatively
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
armed might; military power; the sword; force
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be silent; to say nothing
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
in the meanwhile; during the time
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman