being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(opening of a) wound; cut
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
specialization; specialisation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
preparing for action or battle
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
pair; the two; both persons; both things
dab; dabbing; dove; dub; dubbing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
essentially the same with only minor differences
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
Imperial standard; worthy cause
area; region; district; locality
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
ardent; passionate; vehement
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)