to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to play a leading role; to play a central part
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
battle formation; military formation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
whistle (sound made with the lips)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
head; lead; vanguard; first
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
acceleration; speeding up
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
individual; one by one; separate; each
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity