extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to say things to ease one's mind
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
pride; boast; credit (to)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to knock down; to knock off
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)