beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
detour; circumvention; turning movement
whichever one chooses; either way
and yet; despite (all) that
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
beyond one's means or position
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
stairs; stairway; staircase
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
hard to get; hard to come by
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)