gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
according to plan; as planned; on target
as if nothing had happened
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to cease; to stop; to be over
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
long military service; having experienced many battles
sanity; consciousness; soberness
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
several times; a few times
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
at least; at most; (even) just
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
whole nation; whole land; whole country
on countless occasions; many a time
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
letter; missive; note; mail
to run about; to rush about
atrocity; (arch.) treason
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
essence; true nature; substance; reality