to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
cave; cavern; den; grotto
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
meteor; shooting star; falling star
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
palm heel; heel of the palm
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
drifting; drift; being adrift
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to throw oneself (into an activity)