to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
phantom; vision; illusion
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
(social) position; status
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
recovery; rescue; recapture
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
plural; multiple; several
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)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin