boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
great swordsman; master fencer
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
to have a talk; to tell a story
how; in what way; by what means
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
frost columns; ice needles
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
final; eventual; ultimate
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm