alert status; emergency alert
to have confidence in one's own abilities
genuine; authentic; true; pure
transparency; degree of clearness
escape route; evacuation route
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
triangle; triangular shape
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
soldier; combatant; warrior
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular