light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
duty; function; office; mission; task
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
war; battle; match; game; competition
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
vibration; vibrato; trill
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
postcard; memo; note; card
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment