to form a circle; to stand in a circle
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
one edge; one end; one side
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
delicious; appetizing; appetising
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
charred; burnt black; scorched black
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
disparate society; stratified society
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat