liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
physical law; laws of physics
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
perception; sensation; awareness
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
must not; should not; do not
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
already known; well-known
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
inexpert or untrained eyes
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
priority; order of precedence
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
club activities; extracurricular activities
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about