to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
center; centre; metropolis
battlefield; battleground
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
imagination; supposition; guess
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
another dimension; different level; whole other level
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
immediately; right away; on the spot
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
bipartite; in two parts; double
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately