physical strength; muscular strength
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
(being) face to face; facing each other
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
seeing off and meeting on return
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
condition; state (of health); appearance
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group