to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
optimization; optimisation
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
translator (device, program); translation machine
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
8th day of the month; eight days
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
place for relaxation and refreshment
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on