elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
parent-teacher association; PTA
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
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
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
during; for the duration of
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
stimulating; exciting; provocative