positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
fine weather; fair weather
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
group; party; team; squad; section
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
beyond that point; after that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
way out; means to escape; escape route
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
third day of the month; three days
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill