street performer (comedian)
stirring; slight movement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
point in common; common feature
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
very likely; very probable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
light; right; right field; right fielder