shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
standby; preparation; arrangement
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wounded person; injured person
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
breath; breathing; tone; mood
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve