to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to maintain; to continue to have
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(theatrical) fighting scene
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
suffix for familiar person