to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
one more time; once more; once again
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
personification; impersonation; embodiment
thereupon; shortly thereafter
third time lucky; third time's the charm
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to intervene; to stop (something)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
encouragement; cheering on
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
tendency; trend; inclination
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stairs; stairway; staircase