encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
true character; real nature
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
the staff; inside the department
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
righteousness; justice; right
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to name; to call; to christen; to term
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
consequently; as a result
un-; non-; negative prefix
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)