gutsy; fearless; unwavering
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
disclosure; exposure; revelation
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
lay-up (in basketball and golf); layup
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
far away in the distance; in the far distance
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
anything and everything; just about everything
summer vacation; summer holiday
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
how many years; how long; what year
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far