the big two...; two major...; two main...
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to boost; to force up; to push up
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
end; close; finish; termination
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
recommendation; endorsement
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
up until now; as recently as the present
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed