(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
consideration; taking into account
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible