to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to discuss; to talk together
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
orphan; person without friends
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to bail out (water); to scoop out
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
situation of one's own doing
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one thin flat object; one sheet
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely