to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
in high spirits; talking big
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
spirit; heart; disposition
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
general idea; concept; notion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
one's post; place of work; workplace
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
steering (of a boat); steerage
true character; real nature
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
technique; art; skill; move
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than