to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
fever (state of excitement)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
radical (of a kanji character)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
imported article; foreign-made article; imported goods; foreign goods
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
another prefecture; other prefectures
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
direct appeal; direct petition
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively