spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
in that manner; like that
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
even more; still more; further
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
hegemony; leadership; initiative
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable