to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
just because; even if; even though
to be perturbed; to be agitated
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
offensive (movement); aggression
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
duty; obligation; responsibility
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking