to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat; clothesline
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
silence; stillness; quietness
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
indescribable; having no way to express
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
endless; boundless; everlasting
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
reading aloud; recitation
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy