100,000,000; one hundred million
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
attack; assault; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
composition; setting (of music)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
other than; excluding; without
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
front kick (esp. martial arts)
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
first person to say something; first person to suggest something