to win one's first battle (game, match)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
news; word; tidings; omen
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
exemption; exoneration; discharge
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
important matter; matters of weight
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
suffix for familiar person
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)