stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
long military service; having experienced many battles
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to leap back; to jump back
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
superhuman (Herculean) strength
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to shed light; to cast light
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
intelligence; intellect; brains
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll