to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
at once; immediately; right now
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
three times; thrice; third (interval)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail