to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
risky; dangerous; insecure
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
belligerence; fighting spirit
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
to cause someone to worry
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building