overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
(team) pairings; match-ups
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
surprise victory; upset; coup
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
state of mind; mentality; psychology
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
person in charge; official; attendant
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
campus life; student life; life as a university student