to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
drop (e.g. of water); drip
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
extremely talented; very gifted
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
it seems so; that's what it looks like
specialization; specialisation
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
manly; masculine; like a man
to try to do; to attempt to do
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate