lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
pair; the two; both persons; both things
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take measures (against); to take steps
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
petty underling; small fry
head; lead; vanguard; first
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting