battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
not yet known; unknown; strange
right side; right-hand side
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
decision; judgment; resolution
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
end of life; death; breathing one's last
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
innumerable; countless; numberless