watch-keeping; guard; lookout
force (bulldoze) one's way through
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
cross; crossed; cruciform
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
in succession; one after another
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
leadership competition; power struggle
bet; wager; stake; gamble
accomplishment; execution
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be helpful; to be useful
master; teacher; stable master
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
1,000,000; one million; million; many
remembrance; recollection; recognition
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be smeared; to be covered
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine