academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
acceleration; speeding up
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
amount of material resources
to smash down; to beat in
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
continuously; throughout; in succession
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
flight; desertion; escape
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)