to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
though; notwithstanding; although
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
by all means; by all costs
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
two times; twice; two degrees
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at