to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
perfect; complete; flawless
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to accumulate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
comfort; consolation; diversion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse