energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
7th day of the month; seven days
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to jump up and down; to hop
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
if you do this; if this is the case
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
totally willing; fully motivated
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
life; living; I; me; student