reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to complain; to lodge a complaint
fair and square; open and aboveboard
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
useful thing; usable article
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
interruption; suspension; break